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What to Plant Next to Cucumbers: A Clever Way to Triple the Yield
18.05.2023 12:33
It is known that the yield of fruit crops depends on what plants grow in neighboring beds or when planted together.
If you know all the tricks, you can triple the harvest. We will tell you what is worth planting next to the cucumber bed.
What do cucumbers like?
This is a greenhouse crop, it loves light and water, and also fertile soil. Considering the size of the cucumber vines and the volume of greenery, it becomes clear that without nitrogen the plant will have a hard time.
To harvest in bags and not worry about the quality of vegetables, you can cheat and do without mineral additives.
What to plant with cucumbers
The legume family is the best neighbor for cucumber. Beans, peas and other relatives actively enrich the soil with such a necessary element.
1. In particular, beans are praised for the nitrogen-fixing bacteria in their root system. They saturate the beds with nitrogen literally from the air, and in a form that is easily absorbed by plants.
2. Beans act in a similar way, and cucumbers grow like crazy next to them. The plant gets sick less often, the vines grow strong and elastic, and the yield increases.
Fertilizing and watering
At the same time, we must not forget that without proper watering and organic fertilizing, cucumbers will not survive on nitrogen alone.
Legumes do reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers, but they do not replace other nutrients.
